C. V. Raman. Physicist
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, FRS was an Indian physicist whose ground breaking work in the field of light scattering earned him the 1930 Nobel Prize for Physics.
Born. : November 7, 1888, Thiruvanaikaval
Died. : November 21, 1970, Bangalore
Spouse: Lokasundari Ammal (m. 1907–1970)
Education: Presidency College, Chennai (1907), Presidency College, Chennai (1902–1904), University of Madras
Children: Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, Chandrasekhar Raman
Awards: Nobel Prize in Physics, Bharat Ratna, Lenin Peace Prize, Franklin Medal, Matteucci Medal, Hughes Medal